Introducing Convergence Studies in Journalism Curricula

Abstract

The current age is of transformation. Technology and knowledge have coalesced up so as to go hand in hand, supplementing each other. Likewise, in media and journalism sphere, convergence is a new destination. It is simply ‘What’s Next?’ for media in many parts of the world, though the effect and influence will vary from region to region and country to country. This paper attempts to delineate the pathway for inclusion of convergence curriculum in the journalism schools because of its importance and inevitability. In today’s time, students in a journalism school need to learn multi skills to work in the digital world we all live in. The key to survival is to revisit, reinvent and revise what and how we teach in these institutions. There have been significant changes in past two decades and the development is unprecedented. This has brought about changes in the workplace and Journalism profession too. The paper also provides and insight into some of the studies conducted on the theme and provides some recommendations.